Ghidini Butterfly
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Concrete
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Umbrella Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
2010s Australian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Bronze
2010s Congolese Animal Sculptures
Malachite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Egyptian Islamic Metalwork
Brass, Copper
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Brass, Copper
Vintage 1940s Egyptian Islamic Metalwork
Brass, Copper, Tin
20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Copper, Enamel
Finding the Right coat-racks-stands for You
Your guests might have to endure all kinds of harsh climes to get to your housewarming party, so let’s make sure their trusty overcoats and umbrellas have a home. Shop the antique and vintage coat racks and stands on 1stDibs today.
Coat racks, umbrella stands, wall-mounted hooks for outerwear — they’ve long served a practical purpose. In the days of travel by horse or foot, a guest might arrive on your doorstep bedraggled, windblown and often dripping with rain. While transportation has thankfully improved since then, a coat rack in the entryway or foyer of your home is still the beacon it was back then: It says, “Come in, where it’s dry and warm. Hang up your coat and stay a while.”
Coat stands are among history’s fairly rudimentary ideas, so it’s difficult to point to the original inventor of this eternally functional fixture, but Thomas Jefferson was said to have fashioned one of his own at Monticello. Jefferson, who would’ve made a great interior designer, placed a long wooden pole in his closet that was adorned with spokes from which his coats and other garments could be hung. The simplicity of Jefferson’s coat-tree is echoed in designs from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The timeless convenience of a wooden coat rack has endured. While there are striking Art Deco coat stands made of oak and walnut that would meet your mudroom needs well, some of the product designers behind what we now call mid-century modern coat stands turned to materials other than wood, working frequently with plastic and chrome to create unconventional alternatives. Simpler and pared-down coat stands of the mid-20th century were occasionally so interesting in form that they could pass as minimalist sculptures when not in use. Some designers, such as Jacques Adnet, helped to redefine what these classic furnishings could look like, integrating saddle leather and brass and sometimes even horseshoes for his wall hooks and racks.
Although a coat rack is undoubtedly a practical investment, we know that fun comes along with functionality. There is plenty to explore in the collection of antique, vintage and contemporary coat racks and stands on 1stDibs, so go ahead — hang up your coat and stay a while.